Laura Zats
Literary Agent
Headwater Literary Management
Founder & Agent @HeadwaterLit . Host of the award-winning @printrunpodcast . Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
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Q12: YA SF trying to be too many things--historical, realistic, etc. Pass. #500queries
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Q11: MG F adventure. A bit too silly for me. I like my MG a bit darker than that #500queries
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Q10: audience is "children little bit little than hobbits" Pass. #500queries
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Q9: C R about a killer stalker, and the man protecting the target. Except they're together from pg 1, so not enough sexy tension #500queries
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Q8: SF. Mundane bureaucracy meets mercenaries. Intrigued. Request. #500queries
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Q7: Matrix-y book minus the Chosen One plot line. I'll take that, please and thank you. #500queries
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Q6: Dystopian A SF. I am tired of Dys stuff, plus, a MC who controls fire in an underwater civilization doesn't make much sense. #500queries
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Q4: YA F. Begins with a series of hypothetical, rhetorical questions. I HATE THAT. Plus, it's a sequel to a indie book. Pass. #500queries
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Q3: Never introduce your MC Bond style. Also writing to me like I'm a kid doesn't help. Pass #500 queries
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Q2: No idea what the genre is, and at 50k, it's too short to be anything other than MG. Pass #500queries
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Q1: 68K SF. Too short, and query is a borning, step-by-step synopsis. Pass. #500queries